Human rights group Amnesty International has called on the African Union to pressure the Ethiopian government to ensure justice for victims of sexual violence in the two-year war with Tigrayan forces. Amnesty International wants the Ethiopian government to ensure justice for victims of sexual violence as part of the Tigray peace process and urged the African Union to pressure Addis Ababa to that end. “When we speak about peace, the foundation of peace is justice and accountability," Nur said. Amnesty International’s Fisseha Tekle wants unrestricted access for human rights investigators to probe abuses against civilians in the two-year conflict in northern Ethiopia. "Right now, what we are asking is the documentation of human rights violations.

Source: Ethiopian News November 25, 2022 23:20 UTC